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F. A. SMITH. Jr. BUTTON PASTENER.

No.- 427,126. Patented May 6, 1890.

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UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

FRANKLIN A. SMITH, JR, OF PROVIDENCE, RIIODE ISLAND.

BUTTON-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 427,126, dated May 6, 189 0.

' Application filed February 26, 1890- Serial No. 341,868- (No modeL) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANKLIN A. SMITH, J r., a citizen of the United States, residing at Providence, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Button-Fastenings; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention has for its object to provide a button-fastening of a simplified and novel construction, whereby the eye-shank of the button may be readily connected to said fastening and applied to any desired article of apparel and the like in the best possible manner;vand it consists, essentially, of a fastening device made with attaching-prongs and provided with a loop or neck for receiving and holding an eye-shank button, and with a flat table standing at right angles to said prongs, which rests on the upper surface of the material to which it may be attached, all as will be hereinafter more fullydcscribed, and designated in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents the blank from which my improved fastening is formed. Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the fastening ready for use. Fig. 8 is a like View of the same with button as applied to the fabric.

Again referring to the drawings, the fastening A is made from the blank shown in Fig. 1, said blank being cut from sheet metal and having three prongs b b-b projecting triangularly from the central portion or table a, substantially as shown in said figure, said prongs being pointed at the end to readily penetrate material in attachment. The prongs b b b of the blank are first bent at right angles to the surface of the central portion or table a, one of the prongs being bent at or near its junction with said table, to form a loop or neck cl for-the reception of the eyeshank of the button 6, the faces 0 c c of said prongs standing angular with each other on the plane of said table a, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings} In use, as when attached to fabric a, as in Fig. 3, the eye-shank of the button 6 rests in the loop or neck (I of the fastening, and the prongs b b b, after passing through the fabric a, are bent and clinched on the under surface of said fabric in the usual manner by means of a suitable setting-machine.

By means of my improvement I am enabled to produce a button-fastening of a compact and simplified construction, and one presenting a neat finish when in use. By reason of the position of the prongs with relation to each other the fabric is securely clamped on all sides of the table, and the prongs, standing angular with each other in the line of strain, offer a great resistance to the strain incident to use, as on a shoe-vamp or other article of apparel. I

Having described -my invention, I claim- A button-fastening comprising a table, a loop or neck for the reception of an eye-shank button, and three prongs bent at right angles to the table, the faces of said prongs standing in different angular planes with relation to each other and to the plane of said table, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

FRANKLIN A. SMITH, JR.

SVitnesses:

GEO. W. PRENTIOE, WILLIAM E. HUSBAND. 

